Wearable Device Delegating Processing to External Computing Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wearable electronic devices face challenges in integrating advanced features like augmented reality and efficient energy storage within a compact, user-friendly design, while maintaining effective communication and sensor functionality.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a circular display with a rotatable outer ring for user interaction, a band for additional functionality, and a stack-up structure that includes a touch-sensitive layer, battery, and sensors, allowing for compact packaging of processing and display systems, along with energy storage and charging solutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advanced features like augmented reality and efficient energy storage are integrated into wearable electronic devices, then functionality and user experience are improved, but device size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where the display is positioned within the band, and various components are arranged in concentric layers. The circular display is nested within the rotatable outer ring, which is itself nested within the band structure. This nesting approach allows multiple functional elements to occupy overlapping spatial volumes, thereby integrating advanced features while maintaining a compact overall device size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional planar device layouts to a three-dimensional stacked configuration. Components are arranged in multiple vertical layers within the band, utilizing the z-dimension to pack functionality. The circular display, outer ring, and internal components are positioned at different heights and depths, creating efficient use of vertical space rather than spreading components horizontally.
2Volume of moving object
If processing and display systems are packaged compactly, then device size is reduced, but manufacturing complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wearable device into distinct modular segments: the band structure, the circular display module, the rotatable outer ring, and internal component layers. Each segment can be manufactured and tested independently before final assembly. The band serves as a separate structural element that houses other components, allowing specialized manufacturing processes for each module while simplifying the overall assembly process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sensors and communication components are integrated into the band and device body, then sensor capabilities and communication functionality are enhanced, but device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the band and device body to serve multiple functions simultaneously. The band provides structural support, houses sensors for health monitoring, contains communication antennas, and integrates the display system. The outer ring serves both as a protective element and as a user interface component. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby managing power consumption more efficiently while enhancing overall capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wearable computing device including one or more processors and a memory. The memory is coupled to the processors and includes instructions executable by the processors. When executing the instructions, the processors analyze a task of an application; analyze one or more characteristics of the wearable computing device; determine to delegate the task based on the analysis of the task and the analysis of the characteristics; delegate the task to be processed by one or more computing devices separate from the wearable computing device; and receive from the computing devices results from processing the delegated task.